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Satellites - National Air and Space Museum A satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy These types of satellites have fundamentally changed humanity—such as connecting us with
Cest quoi un satellite ? | Espace des sciences C'est quoi un satellite ? GRANDES QUESTIONS C'est un objet qui tourne autour d'une planète Il peut tourner autour de la Terre … ou d'une autre planète ! La Lune est le seul satellite naturel de notre planète Terre Mais par exemple, Mars en possède 2 et Jupiter plus de 60 !
Telstar - National Air and Space Museum Telstar, launched in 1962, was the first active communications satellite: it received microwave signals from ground stations and retransmitted them across vast distances back to Earth
What Can You Really See From Space? - National Air and Space Museum Most people know that satellites in orbit do useful things such as collect images of the Earth's surface At the National Air and Space Museum I use satellite images in my job to understand changes in the Earth's land surface
Le lancement de Spoutnik | Espace des sciences Le 4 octobre 1957 marquait le lancement du satellite Spoutnik Cinquante ans après, l'équipe du planétarium fête l'événement durant quatre séances 50 ans de l'histoire de la conquête spatiale Spoutnik signifie « compagnon de voyage » en russe
Antisatellite Missile - National Air and Space Museum The U S Air Force began developing this air-launched antisatellite missile (ASAT) to destroy enemy satellites after the USSR demonstrated its ability to attack satellites in space At the tip of this two-stage missile was a Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV) Once it separated from the missile, the MHV homed in and destroyed a satellite by direct collision, rather than by detonation of a warhead
Sputnik and the Space Age - National Air and Space Museum Sputnik, the world’s first human-made satellite of the Earth, was launched on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the Space Age and the modern world in which we live today
Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group It uses balloons, aviation, and space technology and has played an important role in our history
Lextraordinaire histoire de Laïka. . . | Espace des sciences Comme le satellite effectuait une révolution en 104 minutes, la dépouille de Laïka aura parcouru une distance d'environ 100 millions de kilomètres avant de se consumer dans l'atmosphère, 163 jours après son lancement Spoutnik 2 est retombé dans l'atmosphère terrestre le 14 avril 1958 au-dessus des Antilles